Hypertension Stages

Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries during circulation. When blood pressure stays elevated over time, it is called high blood pressure or hypertension or hypertensive.

Pre hypertension

If blood pressure stays in between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg then it is pre-hypertension. This means that there is no high blood pressure now but are likely to develop it in the future. High blood pressure can be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle.

Hypertension stages

If the blood pressure stays in between 140/90 mmHg and 159/99 mmHg then it is stage 1 hypertension or hypertensive or high blood pressure. If the blood pressure stays over 160/100 mmHg then it is stage 2 hypertension or hypertensive or high blood pressure.

High blood pressure overview

Those who do not have high blood pressure at an age of 55 can have a 90 percent chance of developing it during their lifetimes. So high blood pressure is a condition that most people have at some point in their lives.

Both numbers in a blood pressure test are important, but for people who are 50 or older, systolic blood pressure gives the most accurate diagnosis of high blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure is the top number in blood pressure reading. It is consider high if it is 140 mmHg or above.

Isolated systolic hypertension

Systolic blood pressure is the force of blood in the arteries as the heart beats. It is shown as the top number in a blood pressure reading. Hypertensive is 140 and higher for systolic blood pressure. Diastolic blood pressure does not need to be high to have high blood pressure. When that happens, the condition is called "isolated systolic hypertension," or ISH.

Systolic blood pressure increases with age, so ISH is the most common form of hypertension in older peoples.